Creamy Bacon Chicken with Peas and Gnocchi (Easy Skillet Meal)

This creamy bacon chicken with peas and gnocchi skillet recipe is pillowy gnocchi, crispy bacon, tender, juicy chicken breasts topped with sweet peas and smothered in a garlicky cream sauce come together in one pan for the ultimate comfort food delight.

This recipe is the ultimate comfort food dish. It’s rich and creamy, yet not so over the top; the kind that soothes your soul and allows you to still go back for more. The kind of food that keeps you yearning.

This creamy gnocchi is put on full blast with juicy, tender chicken cooked in bacon renderings and then topped with sweet peas. 

I don’t know what it is about gnocchi, but I’ve been craving it all the time lately. It’s hard not to when you know that a sweet little pillow of happiness exists in this world.

This recipe is made with potato gnocchi which is a perfect mix of dumpling and pasta. I know that Trader Joe’s offers a cauliflower gnocchi which has me equally intrigued. Oh, the options are endless here!

And that’s just it. Gnocchi also pairs so well with anything. It’s like that go-to friend that you know will will always pick you up. I am content to eat gnocchi with a warm brown butter sauce because it truly doesn’t need much, BUT this recipe right here, ya’ll is gnocchi heaven!

Creamy, dreamy, garlicky, comforting gnocchi accompanied by some serious all-stars in their own right makes this one hard to beat!

When you align bacon, sweet peas, chicken, and gnocchi there’s not a chance in this world you can go wrong.

This all deserves some serious extra credit because you want to know the best part?? It’s all made in one skillet! And that alone makes me 100% ALL-IN…YES…SIGN ME UP!

So let’s get started!

Ingredients

To make this easy one pan creamy bacon chicken with peas gnocchi, you’ll need a few ingredients that you can get at almost any grocery store or even online.

Here’s what we are working with:

• potato or cauliflower gnocchi
• bacon
• chicken breasts – butterflied and halved
• salt and pepper
• onion
• garlic cloves
• chicken broth
• heavy cream
• grated parmesan cheese
• peas – fresh or frozen and thawed

How to Make Creamy Bacon Chicken with Peas and Gnocchi

In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook gnocchi according to package instructions; drain well. If using frozen peas, take out of freezer to thaw.

In a deep skillet, over medium-high heat, cook the bacon until it’s crispy; about 10 mins. Once the bacon is done cooking, use a slotted spoon to remove it from the pan and set aside.

Be sure to swirl the remaining bacon fat in the pan, discard it, leaving what sticks to the pan; about 1 tbsp reserved for cooking the chicken.

While bacon is cooking, prep chicken; butterfly and halve two large chicken breasts to make 4 pieces of thin chicken cutlets and season with salt and pepper on both sides.

Add the chicken to the pan with bacon renderings and cook over medium heat for about 3-4 minutes per side, until golden brown and cooked through; set aside.

Add diced onion to the pan, and cook, stirring frequently, until translucent, about 2-3 minutes. Stir in garlic, until fragrant. Whisk in chicken broth, stirring frequently and reduce by half.

Mix in cream, parmesan cheese, and peas; give a good stir. Let simmer for 6-8 minutes.

Add the cooked bacon and gnocchi to the skillet; stir to combine. Nestle in the chicken breasts and top with additional parmesan cheese, if desired.

can I meal prep bacon chicken with peas gnocchi?

YES! This one-skillet creamy bacon chicken with peas gnocchi makes one incredible meal prep! This may be one of my favorite meal preps of all time! It’s easy and loaded with so much flavor. You will want to divide the skillet ingredients into 4 meal prep containers and get ready for one delicious week of prepped lunches!

We hope you enjoy this recipe as much as our family does. It’s definitely one of those recipes worth saving. There’s nothing better than having what looks and tastes like a gourmet meal on the table, but one that saves you time behind the scenes. 

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